nevada

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nv , nevada - carson city
nv, Nevada - Carson City
English - English
A state of the United States of America. Capital: Carson City
A Capital: Carson City
{i} state in the western United States
NV a state in the western US, between California and Utah. Nevada is mostly desert, and it is the driest part of the US. Its most important industry is gambling,, especially in Las Vegas, and the city of Reno is famous for being an easy place to get a divorce. State (pop., 2000: 1,998,257), western U.S. Bordered by Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Arizona, and California, it covers 110,567 sq mi (286,368 sq km); its capital is Carson City. The Black Rock Desert is in the northwest; the Colorado River forms its extreme southeastern boundary. Human settlement in the area has spanned more than 20,000 years, and evidence of prehistoric inhabitants include dwelling remains and rock art. Early inhabitants included the Shoshone and Paiute Indians. Spanish missionaries in the 18th century and fur traders in the 1820s arrived before major exploration and mapping were done by John C. Frémont and Kit Carson (1843-45). Nevada was part of the land ceded to the U.S. by Mexico in 1848 and was included in the Utah Territory (1850-61). Settlements increased after the discovery of the Comstock Lode, a rich silver deposit, at Virginia City in 1859. It became the Territory of Nevada in 1861 and the 36th U.S. state in 1864. It began its transition to a modern economy during the Great Depression when gambling was legalized. Construction of the Hoover Dam aided the economy of southern Nevada. In the 1950s the state became the main testing site for atomic-energy experiments. The traditional bases of its economy, mining and agriculture, are overshadowed by government activity and tourism, the latter centred on Las Vegas, Reno, and Lake Tahoe
a state in the western United States
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Nevada gas
hydrogen cyanide, used in the gas chamber
Sierra Nevada
{i} mountain range in east California (USA); mountain range in south Spain
Sierra Nevada
Mountain range, eastern California, U.S. The Sierra Nevada range extends more than 250 mi (400 km) from the Mojave Desert to the Cascade Range, and it averages about 50 mi (80 km) in width. The peaks of the range are 11,000-14,000 ft (3,350-4,270 m) high; Mount Whitney is the highest mountain. It is a year-round recreation centre and is easily accessed from the state's large urban areas
University of Nevada
large public university in Nevada with campuses in Reno and Las Vegas (USA)
University of Nevada at Las Vegas
UNLV, large public university located in Las Vegas (Nevada, USA)
sierra nevada
a mountain range in eastern California; contains Mount Whitney a mountain range in southern Spain along the Mediterranean coast east of Granada
Turkish - English
nevada
nv
nevada

    Hyphenation

    Ne·vad·a

    Turkish pronunciation

    nıvädı

    Pronunciation

    /nəˈvadə/ /nəˈvædə/

    Etymology

    () * From Spanish nevada, "snow-covered."
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